Sanford Bike Fest 2023

The Sanford Elks Club gave away 18 bikes at Sanford Bike Fest on Saturday, August 13. Emmanuel Mikomo Kocko, left, and his daughter Preciosa, right, rode new bikes home from Sanford Bike Fest Saturday. Chelsea Hill, center, organized a bike safety rodeo for Preciosa and 30 other children. A group ride through neighborhoods was a featured event. Photos by Gail Burnett
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Community Calendar: August 14-20, 2023

Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard Monday, August 14 A Family for ME Live Q&A Session, noon and 6:00 p.m. on Zoom. Learn what you need to know to become a licensed foster parent in Maine. Register here to take part: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/afamilyforme/783429. Tuesday, August 15 Site Plan Review Committee, 9:00 a.m., City Hall Council Chambers and on Zoom. The agenda includes a plan for a function room addition to Above & Beyond Catering, a plan for a storage building for York Manufacturing…
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Friends of Downtown Continue Story Gathering for Heart & Soul Project

L to R: Lee Burnett, Mary Hastings, Cat Ingraham, Ayn Hanselmann and Al Getler. Photo Credit Al Getler by: Mary Hastings Members of the Friends of Downtown gathered on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, to review its progress on the Community Heart & Soul project with staff members from the Community Heart & Soul Foundation, one of whom is familiar with Sanford. The group met at Frannie’s on Main Street. “The weather was so beautiful we decided to sit at tables…
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News Notes: August 13, 2023

Sanford Firefighter Sarah Jarvis helps young women experience firefighting at Camp Fully Involved. Training future firefighters: Sarah Jarvis, a Sanford firefighter and paramedic, helped young women get a taste of her profession recently at Camp Fully Involved in Concord, N.H. The camp offers hands-on experience to girls ages 14-20 who are interested in working in the field. Nationwide, only 5 to 7 percent of firefighters are women, though Jarvis said the Sanford Fire Department started hiring women decades ago. She…
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Fire Department Updates: August 2023

By Jordan Wilson, City of Sanford Communications Coordinator Sanford Fire Community Paramedicine Program (SFCP) The Fire Department is seeking to expand into a new area of medical care and establish a community paramedicine program. Currently, the Fire Department is actively pursuing funding from the Maine EMS Community Paramedicine Grant and the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to support the launch of the program. The community paramedics intend to work closely with the Sanford Police Department’s Mental Health Unit to ensure…
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